“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” ~Martin Luther King “You...
If the muse were mine to tempt it And my feeble voice were strong, If my tongue were...
“There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” ~Nelson Mandela Here are 10...
John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an African-American saxophonist and jazz composer, who was...
Eleanora Fagan (April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959), professionally known as Billie Holiday, was an American jazz...
Anthony Burns (31 May 1834 – 17 July 1862) was a central figure in one of the most famous freedom‑seeker cases of the Maafa in the United States. He was born...
I am a black woman the music of my song some sweet arpeggio of tears is written in...
“One had better die fighting against injustice than to die like a dog or a rat in a...
Where have you gone with your confident walk with your crooked smile why did you leave me when you took your laughter and departed are you aware that with you went...
We have noticed an error, which all journalists seem to make. Whether from mistake or ill-intention, we are...
Mari Evans was an African-American poet, writer, and dramatist, whose work has appeared in more than one hundred...
Assata Shakur stands as one of the most enduring and controversial voices of Black resistance in the twentieth century. A former member of the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation...
